Woman Denounces Substitution and Reaffirms Pinkham Remedy
A Chicago reader recounts insisting on Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound after a clerk refused it. She credits the product with curing her female weakness and stomach trouble and praises the remedy as a long standing standard for female ills used for thirty years.
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Chicago
Lydia E. Pinkham
Mrs. Janetzes
Arch St
Nyone
R.V. Pierce
Buffalo
N.Y
Dr. Pierce
Teddy asks moral riddle with baseball bat in hospital
Teddy visits his ill mother in hospital and, after a moment with Aunt Alicia, asks a puzzled question about his baseball bat. He signals yes or no by nodding or shaking his head, trying to interpret his mother's condition.
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Teddy
Alicia
Stother
Lippincotta Magazine
Old Love Shines at Hampstead Garden Party
Mrs. Clarence H. Mackay praised the working girl at a Hampstead garden party. A young woman chose love over money and revealed her fiancé, an elderly man with a fortune of 7.6 million. The exchange highlighted the lure of love against wealth.
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Clarence H. Mackay
Hampstead
Multitasking Trouble Hints at Spendthrift Risk
A compact reflection notes that scarce people excel at many tasks while a person strong at earning money may struggle with prudent spending. The idea contrasts financial cunning with wasteful habits and urges practical restraint.
When a Man Marries by Ary Roberts Rinemart
A fragmentary serialized tale follows Jim a celebrated painter whose marriage to Bella Knowles triggers jokes and jealousy among friends. The narrator recalls Jim's comic charm and the couple’s unraveling after Bella's departure, a convoluted plot sparked by a Japanese butler and a conspiratorial circle.
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Ary Roberts Rinemart Auior
EIC
Conde - Ian
The Way It Began Chapter II Dinner Plans and a Maddening House
Kit recalls a tense day with Jim as he battles boredom and fate while planning a dinner and bridge night. The Mercer girls fear an accident, and Jim vents about time, a grand uptown house, and a painting studio filled with clutter. Anne, Harbison, and Dallas weave social intrigue. TO BE CONTINUED.
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Dallas Brown
Jimmy Wilson
Jim
Hargrave
London
Bella Knowles
Jimmy
Farmington
Hella
Anne Brown
Bella
Adirondacks
Kit
Duke of Belford
Maude Richard
Mercer
Europe
Reggie Wolfe
Anne
Selina
Brougham
Bartlett
Loi- Me
Dailas
Harbison
Dallas
An Even Break in Sports Banter
A witty exchange contrasts three coaches per man with three dressmakers maids a hairdresser and many female relatives prepping for commencement. The humor mirrors a sports or campus tease about conditioning for a big game or event.
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Madge
Billy
Puck
Something to Remember
A brief Detroit Free Press item notes a proverb on love letters not burned until marriage, and sometimes not even then, reflecting cautious, sentimental counsel.
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Detroit
Free Presa
Buy Sheep and Lambs Now for Profit
The article urges buyers to act as market prices for feeder sheep and lambs are very low, arguing current costs are below production, creating a prime window. It cites Chicago prices from $2.50 to $5.50 per 100 pounds ranges for lambs, wethers, and ewes, noting prices are the lowest since 1904 and suggesting early next year market gains.
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Chicago
When Cupid Was Off Duty
A lighthearted tale shows a man misreading romance as a problem caused by a cold. He struggles to confess love, mislabels himself as a “dub,” and departs in defeat. The twist reveals the real issue was affection, not courage.
Red Cross Christmas Seals National Agent Named
The National Association for the Study and Prevention of Tuberculosis becomes national agent for Red Cross seals with a new Washington office. An initial order of 50 million seals is placed, with expectations to sell up to 100 million. Local agents receive 12 percent of gross proceeds while the national agent supplies seals and advertising and handles unsold stock. Postmaster General Hitchcock approves the seal design and new mail rules restrict postage with seals on the face.
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Red Cross
National Association For the Study and Prevention of Tuberculosis
American Red Cross
Washington
Hitchcock
Post Office Department
Living Peace With Difficult People
A Kempis notes the value of harmony with good people and the greater grace and merit in maintaining peace with hard, perverse, and disorderly individuals who oppose us. The passage extols gentleness and steadfastness as admirable human traits.
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Thomas A Kempis
Folly of Vain Regrets
The obituary notes John W. Gates, a persistent optimist, who warned against pessimism. His maxim on foolish hopes and vain regrets remains quoted on the Chicago Stock Exchange.
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John W. Gates
Mr. Gates
Chicago Stock Exchange
Roman Gossip and a Pure Food Law Tale
The exchange mocks what young Romans did for amusement and jokes about a town seen as punk. It notes the Pure Food Law halted the sale of many fraudulent medicines while Hamlins Wizard Oil retained credibility after decades of testing.
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Munny
Rome
Phunny
Puck
And He's Not Alone Howell-What do you think of him
Powell comments on his eccentric genius without the genius while a playful ad for Mrs. Winslow's Soothing Syrup claims to ease teething pain and wind colic at 25 cents a bottle. The text also jokes about striking air while boring for water.
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Howell
Powell
Brother Sister Engagement Questioned in Quiet Exchange
A dialogue shows a sister proclaiming engagement to Fred, while a brother questions the motive. The exchange emphasizes the choice of Fred as fiancé and the sister’s confident stance in the face of familial inquiry.
Truth About Bluing Talk No 1 Avoid liquid bluing
Learn that liquid bluing is adulteration and should be avoided. The ad promotes Red Cross Ball Blue as pure blue content and contrasts small home use with store purchases. It claims a two ounce package costs five to ten cents and advertises grocery availability.
Modern woman and suffrage talk ends with a moose mishap
Mrs Gobbelink defends suffrage as a bold movement and reads a Canadian tale of a woman killing a mouse but discovers she killed a moose instead, prompting humorous embarrassment for her.
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Mrs. Gobbelink
Canada
Mr. Gobboling
New Way to Spend Money Sparks Street Excitement
Onlookers crowd the street as a tall man is praised by a wealthy youth for discovering a novel method of spending money, drawing curious awe from the crowd. The scene captures the fascination of affluent youths with visible display and novelty.
Secretary recalls Speaker Cannon smoking habits
L White Busbey, secretary to former Speaker Cannon, says the speaker did not smoke as much as believed. A party member suggests about 20 cigars a day, but Busbey adds he eats half of them. Sunday Magazine.
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L. White Busbey
Cannon
Busbey
Sunday Magazine
Tommy Murphy Dominates Big Races With R. C. Trotter
Horseman Tommy Murphy leads in fast trotting wins behind farm horse R. C. from Goshen with 2 08% records. Spohn’s Distememen Cure praised by user, claimed effective for distemper and coughs, available 60 cents and 1 dollar a bottle from Spohn’s or druggists.
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R. C
SPOHN
Spohn Aredlent Co
Chemiets
Goshen
Ind
U. 8
Young doctor shifts field from lungs to green apple care
In Plenty of Biz a dialogue notes the evolution of Dr Tate as he adapts to circumstances. He began as a lung specialist but is now described as a green apple specialist, signaling a dramatic career pivot.
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Tate
Play It or Raise It in Hell Composer Piece
A German composer wrote an artisonant composition titled Hell. The Houston Post notes many in the country can read and play it at a glance.
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Houston Post
Cole's Carboli salve promotes healing and scar prevention
Stop the Pain claims the burn or cut ends when Cole's Carboli salve is applied. The ad promises healing, prevents scars, and offers free samples from Cole & Co. Black River Falls Wisconsin with 25c and 50c pricing.
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Cole
Rugeiate
Cole & Co
Black River Falls
Wis
Bean Porridge Hat Would You Call Soup Edible
A quirky exchange centers on whether soup counts as edible with one character quipping it would be an audible edible and another riffing on the odd phrasing in a light column note.
Cement Talk No.7 Universal Portland Cement Co
Universal Portland Cement Co announces annual output of 10,000,000 barrels. Located at 72 W Adams Street Chicago the firm presents its latest production data in a brief corporate notice.
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Universal Portland Cement CO
W. Adams Street
Chicago
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Bluing
Tommy Murphy
VERS
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Carters
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Great Delta
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Indianapolis
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Brockton
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